Left: Gabo Rodriguez / Right: Scot Bowman
LADYGUNN speaks with Scot Bowman and Gabo Rodriguez, two of three partners who organize Brooklyn’s Out In The Streets, about the event’s inception, how it has evolved through the years, and the challenges of producing a community-based festival in the ever-gentrifying streets of Brooklyn. Check out this year’s festival at The Well on Saturday, July 15th and Sunday, July 16!
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Taneque, 29, East New York.
“BHM makes me think about my heritage and Martin Luther King.”
Denzel, 19, BedStuy.
“BHM takes me down memory lane, I think about what people went through, how far we’ve come and new opportunities, but also I think about how much more needs to be done.”
Ayo, 23, Harlem.
“BHM is very important month, we need to enlighten youth about culture and the past.”
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story / Tiffany Diane Tso
images / Alison Brady
It’s okay if you feel a little weird right now. Brooklyn-based photographer Alison Brady has become notable for composing visually uncomfortable images. Whether the composition of the body in the room just seems off or has become completely mutant, there is something unnerving about the contents of Brady’s photos.
“I’m looking to create imagery that represents the stickier, darker corners... Read More

photos / Spencer Kohn
We sent our New York photo editor Spencer to check out Lolawolf‘s set at Rough Trade in Brooklyn this past Wednesday night. The band, fronted by singer-songwriter Zoë Kravitz (daughter of rock-god Lenny and model/actress Lisa Bonet) and comprised of musicians James Levy and Jimmy Giannopoulos, serenaded the crowd of holiday-jaded New Yorkers to a set brimming with electrified indie-pop and smooth, hazy electro-R&B.
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story / Tiffany Diane Tso
photos/ Jena Cumbo
Ladygunn stalked Macaulay Culkin for a night. After a week of hype about Macaulay Culkin’s pizza-themed Velvet Underground tribute band, Pizza Underground, then hearing they were going to play a free show with free pizza on Friday the 13th (12/13/13) at our new favorite venue, Baby’s All Right, we felt like the universe was sending us a message: “Go to Macaulay Culkin.” So, we... Read More